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By Inderjit Badhwar There are moments when an article arrives on the page and seems to be speaking not merely to its own time, but to something that is unfolding outside our windows. Dr JP Singhs meditation on Mahatma Gandhi, Artificial Intelligence and human consciousness is one such piece. At first glance, the subjects may [] The post When Bapu Calls To A New Generation appeared first on India Legal .

The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the Delhi Polices refusal to permit a proposed demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar. The petition has been instituted by IYC national president Uday Bhanu Chib, who has assailed the Delhi Police order dated October 1 rejecting the organisations [] The post Youth Congress moves Delhi High Court challenging police denial of permission for protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar app

By Inderjit Badhwar There are controversies that concern a government, a political party or an election. And then there are controversies that force us to look beneath the immediate political dispute at the machinery through which constitutional democracy itself operates. Our cover story belongs to the latter category. The Election Commission of India occupies an [] The post The Referee, The Rules And The Vote appeared first on India Legal .

What began as a small town betting operation in the state has grown into a sprawling investigation spanning hawala networks, Dubai, corporate acquisitions, the stock market and political powerwith the Enforcement Directorate now drawing major corporate names into its widening net The post The Mahadev Money Trail appeared first on India Legal .

At the United Nations, US President Donald Trump threatened Iran with annihilation, demanded obedience from allies and attacked the media at home. Within days, a federal judge had ordered the White House to restore the press access he had revoked The post The Bully Pulpit Meets Its Limits appeared first on India Legal .

The apex courts refusal to impose a four-week deadline on a High Court exposes a deeper problem: Indias courts are being asked to deliver speedier justice without the judicial strength and institutional capacity needed to make that possible The post When Justice Has A Docket Of Its Own appeared first on India Legal .

In recognising the lifelong consequences of catastrophic childhood disability, the Supreme Court has taken an important step towards making just compensation more meaningful under the Motor Vehicles Act The post Beyond Compensation: The Dignity Of A Child appeared first on India Legal .

Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Friday held an unprecedented open-house interaction with law students at Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna, engaging directly with questions from the audience in an unscripted dialogue on issues concerning students, the legal profession and the judiciary. The interaction, hosted at the universitys Ashoka Auditorium, was organised [] The post CJI Surya Kant holds historic open house with Law students at CNLU Patna appeared first on India L

Supreme Court Judge Justice B.V. Nagarathna on Friday underscored the need to view mediation and adjudication as complementary components of the justice delivery system in family disputes, cautioning that alternative dispute resolution cannot be allowed to supplant legal rights and entitlements, particularly those of women. Justice Nagarathna, who chairs the Supreme Court Committee for Family [] The post Mediation should complement, not replace adjudication in family disputes: Justice B.V. Nagar

Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant has called for a fundamental recalibration in the manner in which the justice system and society respond to children affected by substance abuse, stressing that no child should be reduced to a diagnosis, a case number or a past mistake. Addressing the national seminar on Restoring Childhood [] The post Children affected by substance abuse need restoration, not stigmatisation: CJI Surya Kant appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has flagged an apparent fabrication of one of its judicial orders after finding that an additional paragraph stating interim stay granted appeared in a version of the order that was not part of the Courts official record. Justice Purushaindra Kumarav was hearing a petition filed by Meena Devi and another person [] The post Delhi High Court flags possible fabrication of court order, says unknown person added interim stay granted appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition by former Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender challenging the Telangana High Courts judgment disqualifying him from the Telangana Legislative Assembly under the 10th Schedule of the Constitution. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana held that the High [] The post Supreme Court dismisses Danam Nagenders plea against disqualification under anti-defection law appeared first on India

The Supreme Court has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to expedite its decision on the dispute over the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) name and its flowers and grass election symbol. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing a petition filed [] The post Supreme Court urges Election Commission to expedite decision on Trinamool Congress name, symbol dispute appeared first on India Legal .

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the police not to take any further steps against Congresss Nandigram candidate Milan Pradhan in connection with a criminal case dating to 2007, after finding that the pendency of the case had not been disclosed during an earlier hearing. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya passed the order after Pradhan approached [] The post Calcutta High Court restrains police from taking steps against Nandigram Congress candidate in 2007 case appeared first on India Lega

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Kaushik Goswami, presently serving as an Additional Judge of the Gauhati High Court, as a Permanent Judge of the High Court. The recommendation was approved at the Collegiums meeting held on September 23, 2026. In its resolution, the Collegium stated that it had approved the [] The post Supreme Court Collegium recommends Justice Kaushik Goswami as permanent Gauhati High Court Judge appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has directed an inquiry into the alleged fabrication of a judicial order after finding that a copy relied upon before it contained an additional paragraph granting an interim stay, which was not part of the original order available in the Court record. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav was dealing with a petition [] The post Delhi High Court orders probe into alleged tampering of Judicial order, notes unauthorised addition of interim stay appeared first on India Legal .